Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 504 › Conversation 504-018

Nixon & McCloy on Correspondence and Administrative record

Thursday, May 27, 1971 · 8:27 PM–9:00 PM ET · Oval Office ·45 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  McCloy, John J.Conversation504-018 onTape 504 (tape position 06:38:40–06:39:46)StartThursday, May 27, 1971 at 8:27 PMEndThursday, May 27, 1971 at 9:00 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 504-018 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon uses this brief session to dictate a formal response to a May 21 letter he received from John J. McCloy. The President expresses his appreciation for McCloy’s generous correspondence and supportive sentiment regarding his presidency. This interaction serves as a routine administrative act to maintain diplomatic relations with a prominent advisor.

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This is to, uh, McCloy, Jack.
McCloy, dear Jack.
A person that's known as Two-Fold.
Oh, and thank you for your very generous, uh, letter to make my life, and also for your... What I do, Jane.
And me.
Get out of the way.

NARA Description

On May 27, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and John J. McCloy met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:27 pm and 9:00 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 504-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 504-18

Date: May 27, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:27 pm and 9:00 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President dictated a letter to John J. McCloy.

     Thanks for McCloy's letter of May 21, 1971

Also recorded on May 28, 1971

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  • 003-156 8:20 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:20 pm and 9:05 pm.
  • 003-157 8:20 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:20 pm and 9:05 pm.
  • 003-158 8:20 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:20 pm and 9:05 pm.
  • 504-016 8:27 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:27 pm and 9:00 pm.
  • 504-017 8:27 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:27 pm and 9:00 pm.
  • 504-019 8:27 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas W. Fletcher met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:27 pm and 9:00 pm.
  • 504-020 8:27 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:27 pm and 9:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 504-018, May 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/504-018 (accessed September 18, 2026).